Necktie holder



1,6 July 1927' A. E. JOHNSON 36 368 NEQK'IIE HOLDER Filed March 28, 1927 Inventor Attarngy Patented. July 19, 1927 UNITED TATES- mu 2. Jonson, or anemia, wasnmo'rou .ncxrm n'otnnn Application fled Inch 2a, 1921 Serial Io. rraoo'l.

The present invention relates to im rovements in necktie holders and has or its principal object to provide adevice on which the bow of a four in handor bow necktie is 5 formed so that the holder will form a part of the necktie, thus obviatin the necessity of havin to form a bow in t e necktie every time t s same is worn, thus preserving du-. rability of the tie and saving considerable time and labor when attaching, the same to the collar. p

Another important object of; the invention is to provide a necktie holder wherein the same is provided with means for detachably securing the same over the upper edge of, the overlapping ends of the collar so that the necktie will be properly ositioned on the collar and yet permitting t e. same to be readil and easily attached or removed.

- A filrther. object is to provide a necktie holder of the above mentioned character which is simple in construction, strong and durable and further well adapted to the purpose for which it'is designed.

tion will become a parent during'the course of the following etailed description.

In the accompanying drawing, formin a part of this application and in which like reference characters designate like parts throughout the views:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the necktie holder embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof. Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the center of the holder, and

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view showing the manner in which'the same is as sociated with a necktie forsupporting the 43 same on a collar.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the referred'em bodiment of my invention, t e numeral 1 designates the necktie holder embodying my 45 invention, the same comprising a substantially T-shaped body formed from a single M blank of sheet metal material and which body is-slightly curved, in order to permit the same to fit snugly against the inner fold 0 of the collar when the device is in use. p The T-shaped body includesthe shank which tapers gradually toward its lower end and formed at the up I are the outwardly dis osed arms 3 and 4.

I The arms also-gradua 1y decrease in width Other objects and advantages of the inven-.

per end of the shank,

toward their outer ends-as is clearly shown in Figure 1, as well asin Figure 2. The extremities of the arms are slightly rounded as 1l1ustratediati5. v i The elongated shank 2 is bent back upon itself ntermediate its ends as at 6, to pro vide the upwardly'ex-tending spring tongue 7 which is ad'acent the front face of the shank of the -shaped body,'in the-manner as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3. The

n per end of this spring tongue extends slightly abovethe upper edge of the intermediate portion of the body as is indicated at 8, with reference more particularly to Figure 3 and the purpose of this particular construction will be presently apparent.

A pair of spaced. apertured ears 9 are formed on the upper edge portion of the body at the center thereof and these apertured ears extend forwardly on oppositesldes of the upper end 8 of thespri tongue 7.

A collar engaging hook 10 is ormed at one end with a cross bar 11, andthe ends of this cross bar are rotatably 'ournaled in theapertured ears .9, sovthat t e book 10 is free to swing over the upper ed e ,of the central portion of the body, and t e free end of the .hook is curved inwardly as at 12.

The upper end-8 of the sprin fin er7 cooperates with the hinged end of the. 00k 10, for holding the same in either a closed.or opened position.

In use, a four-in-hand necktie -is tied around the T-sha ed body in such a manner as to form the ow of the necktie on the holder 1, and when this operation is com leted, the

holder will be earned by the neckt1e,'this ob- ,viating the necessity of having 'to' continuously untie thebow and form a new one every time the tie is to be worn. After the. bow has been properly formed, the hook 10 is swung upwardly to an open position and thearms 3 and 4 of the T-shaped body are then, slip ed beneath the outer folds of the ,collar, w 10b is attached on the neck band of the shirt in the usual manner. -The free end of the hook is then disposed over the up er edges of the over-lapping forward en s of the collarand the spring 7 will re-" 2-- tain the. inwardly curved free end portion 12 in engagement with the inner faceof'the innermost fold of the collar, so that the holder will be positively secured-on the collar against accidental displacement therefrom.

The bow of the necktie is formed on the holder in such a manner as to completely hide the hook when the holder is attached to the collar, thus rendering the necktie holder In the present instance, I have shown. the

spring tongue as bein formed integral with the bod portion, alt ough it is to be understoo that the spring tongue may not be an integral part but ma be a separate element and connected to t e body in any appro riate manner for carrying out thea'particu ar purposes for which it is designe While I have shown the preferred embodi ment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the-invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is: 1. In a necktie holder of the class described, a body portion on which the bow'of the tie is adapted to beforme d, means 'at' the upper edge of the bodyfor detachable engagement over the upper edge of the col-- lar'to support the tie and the holder on the collar, said means comprising a pivoted hook arranged on the central portion of the body.

2. In a necktie holder of the clam described, a body portion on which the bow of the tie is adapted to be formed, means at the upper edge of the body for detachable engagement over the upper ed e of the collar to sup ort the tie and the hol er on the collar. sai means comprising a pivoted-hook arranged on the central portion of the body, and a sprin fin er for holding the hookin an open or c ose position. 3. In a necktie holder of the class described, a substantially T-shaped body including a shank, and laterally extendin arms at the upper endthereof, said shan being bent intermediate its ends to provide a spring ton us, the upper end of which projects beyon the upper ed e of the central portion of the T-shaped bo y, said T-sha (1' body adapted to have the bow of a necl t ie formed thereon, a hook pivotally supported on the upper edge portion of the T-sha ed body at the center thereof, and adapte to .engage over the upfier edges of the overla pin ends of a co ar {01' supporting t e holder and the necktie in position on the collar, the upper end of the spring finger coo rating with thepivoted end of the hoo in holding the same either in ,a closed oropen position;

.In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ARON E. JOHNSON. 

